What is Anabatic Wind?
Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general pressure changes. Generally, the term is used for upward air currents, vertical movements in the formation of cumulus clouds, and valley breezes rather than anabatic winds. Anabatic winds are less common than katabatic winds, which occur through the opposite process.
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A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
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A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...